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FAA incident report · Aircraft · Marion, MT · July 28, 2010

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Date
July 28, 2010 · 16:15 local
Place
Marion, MT
Airport
Lost Prairie, Marion, Mt.
Phase of flight
Other, Specify
Operating rules
Parachute jumping (Part 105)
Damage
No damage
Aircraft
NONE
People aboard
0
Fatal injuries
1
Other injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
0 total0 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

Received call from flathead county sheriff -coroner privacy data omitted of a fatal parachuting incident involving garl michael newby at @ 4:15 July 27th at the "sky dive Lost prairie" airstrip near Marion, Montana. Mr. Newby had exited an aircraft at @13,000' AGL with 16 other sky divers and performed a formation, then a normal formation breakup. All pulled main parachutes at between 3000' & 3500' AGL. Mr. Newby's main parachute tangled and contacted/destroyed privacy data omitted main parachute at about 2800' AGL causing privacy data omitted to release his main parachute & successfully deploy his reserve parachute. Mr. Newby continued freefall with the two tangled main parachutes until cutaway at @1200'-1500' AGL. Mr. Newby then began freefall again & did not deploy his reserve parachute until between 50' to 100' per several witness accounts. Mr. Newby's reserve parachute never fully opened (due to late deployment) and was later cut away by the paramedics. Info: 4000+ jumps, listed as an expert skydiver since mid 1980'S, member uspaparachute info:main canopy-tempo 150, sn 179539 by pisa, mfg'd 4-97HARNESS and container -racer sn 44710 by jumpshackaad cupres exp 1 mfg'd 5-00 batterie due 11/09ADDITIONAL/supporting information in flathead county sheriff's investigative report #201029499

As the FAA filed it

RECEIVED CALL FROM FLATHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF -CORONER ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ OF A FATAL PARACHUTING INCIDENT INVOLVING GARL MICHAEL NEWBY AT @ 4:15 JULY 27TH AT THE "SKY DIVE LOST PRAIRIE" AIRSTRIP NEAR MARION, MONTANA. MR. NEWBY HAD EXITED AN AIRCRAFT AT @13,000' AGL WITH 16 OTHER SKY DIVERS AND PERFORMED A FORMATION, THEN A NORMAL FORMATION BREAKUP. ALL PULLED MAIN PARACHUTES AT BETWEEN 3000' & 3500' AGL. MR. NEWBY'S MAIN PARACHUTE TANGLED AND CONTACTED/DESTROYED ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ MAIN PARACHUTE AT ABOUT 2800' AGL CAUSING ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^ TO RELEASE HIS MAIN PARACHUTE & SUCCESSFULLY DEPLOY HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE. MR. NEWBY CONTINUED FREEFALL WITH THE TWO TANGLED MAIN PARACHUTES UNTIL CUTAWAY AT @1200'-1500' AGL. MR. NEWBY THEN BEGAN FREEFALL AGAIN & DID NOT DEPLOY HIS RESERVE PARACHUTE UNTIL BETWEEN 50' TO 100' PER SEVERAL WITNESS ACCOUNTS. MR. NEWBY'S RESERVE PARACHUTE NEVER FULLY OPENED (DUE TO LATE DEPLOYMENT) AND WAS LATER CUT AWAY BY THE PARAMEDICS.INFO: 4000+ JUMPS, LISTED AS AN EXPERT SKYDIVER SINCE MID 1980'S, MEMBER USPAPARACHUTE INFO:MAIN CANOPY-TEMPO 150, SN 179539 BY PISA, MFG'D 4-97HARNESS AND CONTAINER -RACER SN 44710 BY JUMPSHACKAAD CUPRES EXP 1 MFG'D 5-00 BATTERIE DUE 11/09ADDITIONAL/SUPPORTING INFORMATION IN FLATHEAD COUNTY SHERIFF'S INVESTIGATIVE REPORT #201029499